All MCA Insight articles in March 2022 – Page 3
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NewsHonest Burgers amps up sustainability credentials
Co-founder Tom Barton discusses the brand’s recently launched plant-based spinoff V Honest, an effort to cut the brand’s reliance on meat products
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Bundobust eye more restaurants with breweries
Ahead of a planned York opening, Bundobust co-founders Mayur Patel and Marko Husak spoke about their ambitions for the brand at the R200 Conference last week
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In pictures: Retailers’ Retailer Awards 2022
MCA welcomed senior leaders of the eating and drinking out sector to The Guildhall on Wednesday to celebrate its success stories. Karen Jones won the award for overall leader of the year, while Roger Whiteside was recognised for his lifetime achievement
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Pandemic helped demonstrate strength of Greggs
Chief executive Roger Whiteside said the crisis had proved the resilience of its business model and that it was well placed to grow in the recovery phase
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Pubs Code changes coming in April
Changes to the Pubs Code, including to time limits for Market Rent Only negotiation and arbitration, will take effect from 1 April 2022, the government has said.
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Interviews
Red Oak Taverns: ‘We’re ready to push the accelerator’
CEO Mark Grunnell told MCA he would be “very disappointed” if the tenanted pub company did not beat its 2021 openings tally of 34 pubs this year
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News
Spring statement: Little meaningful support
The much hoped for extension of a lower rate of VAT for hospitality business failed to materialise in the Chancellor’s spring statement, with industry describing the decision as a “missed opportunity”
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Stonegate to press ahead with capex programme
Chief executive Simon Longbottom said the group is “in great shape” and that its conversions to its managed estate are delivering promising results
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Retailers’ Retailer Awards 2022 winners revealed
Nando’s, Dishoom and Leon were among the winners at the awards last night with Prezzo chair Karen Jones taking home the top accolade of Retailers’ Retailer of the Year.
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Opinion
Peter Martin: Creating happiness in a digital world
As costs rise, household incomes contract and price pressures loom we’ll need tech solutions to reduce costs, optimise operations and enable us to do more with less, writes Peter Martin
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Analysis & Insight
VAT: ‘We need a fair and sustainable system’
In anticipation of the Chancellor’s spring Budget statement this afternoon, operators tell MCA it’s critical that government extends the 12.5% VAT rate
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News
Tasty ‘cautiously optimistic’ about estate expansion
The operator of Wildwood and dim t restaurants said it expects to open around five to six new units this year, in a “measured expansion plan”, following a profit turnaround last year
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Bewiched Coffee looks to double in size
The Northampton-based operator, which just announced its first frachise partnership with Heart of England Co-operative Society, is aiming for a mix of both its own stores and franchises
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Revolution investing £2m to lift pay above minimum
The bar group said the initiative formed one of many commitments it was making to try and improve its attractiveness as a place to work, as well as to reward and retain existing staff
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Interviews
TRG: We won’t take customers for granted
Following The Restaurant Group’s full year results, CEO Andy Hornby tells MCA how delivery has plateaued at Wagamama, why he’s cautiously optimistic about the revival of concessions, and why the group won’t be hiking prices in line with inflation
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Soaring costs forcing operators to cut hours
More than a third (38%) of hospitality businesses have reduced their trading hours due to the rocketing price of energy, according to a new cross-industry survey.
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Opinion
Dominic Walsh: Price rises causing caution
Dominic Walsh considers economic pressures on operators, celebrates Mark Crowther’s role at Portobello Brewery, and speculates about the future of Cineworld’s Mooky and Israel Greidinger
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News
Itsu appoints group CFO
Greg Thorp joins the healthy Asian fast-food chain, following 16 years at Pret A Manger, as it pushes ahead with its nationwide expansion plans, including its first site in Scotland this week
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SBPA appoints new president
Molson Coors’ strategy director Andrew Lawrence will take over from Hawthorn’s Edith Monfries as president of the Scottish Beer & Pub Association
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Costa Coffee makes 2040 net zero carbon pledge
As well as reaching net zero within the next 18 years, the coffee chain has also pledged to halve the coffee emissions it produces per coffee by 2030
